There’s a troubling narrative out there that you can only get things done in your community if you’re in public office, or by otherwise working through official, formal channels. But this is simply not true.
Read MoreTraffic calming interventions are best when they not only make the environment safer for everyone outside of a car, but when they do so in a way that reduces the mental load for drivers.
Read MoreThere’s no excuse: when members of a community see a dangerous street for what it is, it shouldn’t take a death (or several deaths) for the city to finally take action.
Read MoreWhen a young child ended up in intensive care after being struck by a car, this Cincinnati Local Conversation group didn’t wait to take action to make the street safer.
Read MoreWhen Chattanooga, TN, resident Jon Jon Wesolowski noticed a broken guardrail on an overpass, he thought, “the city should’ve put something up for pedestrians.” But then he realized: he could do something about it, himself.
Read MoreTemporary projects can help cities take the guesswork out of new infrastructure.
Read MoreArmed with paint and traffic cones, this Local Conversation group in Portland, OR, made a dangerous intersection safer to cross…in only 80 minutes!
Read MoreThis neighborhood organization creates safe street design and stops speeding, but they might have to wait five years for a permanent fix.
Read MoreThis block in Tulsa, AZ, got a makeover in this community-led placemaking event, showing that you don’t need a lot of money to transform an empty space into a community asset.
Read MoreAn advocacy group was able to respond immediately to make this intersection in San Francisco safer, following a deadly crash—so why can’t the city do the same?
Read MoreWhen this Texan city’s bus system fell into decline, local advocates took the next smallest (but highly effective) step toward making their public transit more hospitable: by installing homemade bus benches.
Read MoreBaltimore is reclaiming an urban landscape that has been made inhospitable by cars—using art!
Read MoreAfter his friend was struck while cycling on one of Philadelphia’s busiest bike routes in 2015, David Brindley began collecting stray cones to create his own protected bike lane.
Read MoreJersey City made headlines in 2022 when it accomplished what Vision Zero advocates have been championing for years: zero traffic deaths on city streets. Here are some lessons other communities can take from their efforts.
Read MoreUtilizing low-cost, short-term methods to calm traffic and catalyze long-term change has allowed locals in this community to expedite long-requested interventions to a dangerous corridor.
Read MoreCincinnati's new five-member pedestrian safety team is making their streets safer—all while saving the city hundreds of thousands of dollars every year!
Read MoreOver the course of a Sunday afternoon, this Strong Towns member created a simple and achievable plan to transform a local street—all on a small budget!
Read MoreThis film makes a human rights case for safer streets, while showing the historic roots of safe streets advocacy in the U.S. and the power of tactical urbanism.
Read MoreFrustrated by cars speeding down your neighborhood street at 40 mph? Don’t blame the people driving the cars.
Read MoreWhat can these 3-D crosswalks teach us about investing in our communities’ needs?
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